Re: Knee jerk reaction
Citation needed to say that they have improved things as well...
http://john-adams.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Management-of-the-risks-of-transport2.pdf
Particularly interesting is page 8-10 if you don’t feel like reading more of it.
The death rate on the roads has had a steady 5% decrease year on year - completely unaffected by seatbelt initiatives or virtually any other ‘car safety’ feature. Medicine sure has improved though.